Wednesday, November 14, 2012
And there are 50 percent of the voting public who want stuff. They want things and who is going to give them things? President Obama. He knows it and he ran on it. ~ Bill O’Reilly
I voted for Barack Obama. Twice. For the record, I am not asking for, nor do I expect, a handout. I have worked since I was 17 sometimes two and three jobs at a time. Right now, I have two. NOTHING I have has been handed to me for free and quite frankly I’m getting a little tired of having to defend myself and my choices against people who see this country as “us versus them.” It’s not. It’s about we. You know “We the People…” They're not just words. They refer to actual real people. They refer to US. All of us. Young and old; rich and poor; educated and not. There is no means test to be an American. There is no minimum effort required. If you are lucky enough to be born here, you are an American. Others find their way here to join us. …
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Therese Murray defeats Tom Keyes for the Plymouth and Barnstable District in the Massachusetts state Senate.
Therese Murray got to celebrate her victory early Tuesday as she handily defeated Republican challenger Tom Keyes of Sandwich. Murray was very pleased with the win, her second over Keyes. She credited social media with helping her campaign. "It's not that I was out there, it's just we told people where I was...Obviously they responded." Keyes was disappointed, but seemed relieved as well that the campaign was over. "I'm going back to being a dad," he said. Here are the results according to the Associated Press as of 11:45 p.m. Tuesday:
President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.
President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and surges …
A majority of voters in Massachusetts on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 11 Electoral votes.
Barack Obama won Massachusetts' 11 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Shortly after 8 p.m., the AP called Massachusetts for Obama, along with with six other east coast states and the District of Columbia. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in Massachusetts. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections. The economy was a key issue for many voters in the state, as was the Affordable Care Act, colloquially known as Obamacare. Romney cast his ballot this morning in his hometown of Belmont, …
What's it like inside one of America's most exclusive parties? Patch is there to find out.
Mitt Romney's back in Massachusetts and throwing a party tonight. Ever wonder what a presidential election night party is like? What do you wear? What's the food like? How excited do people get? Newton Patch Editor Melanie Graham is at the Boston Convention and Exposition Center for Romney's shin-dig and will tweet out all these details and more as the night goes on.
Have you voted, yet? If not, when do you plan to vote?
UPDATE: 6:55pm: An hour left, let us know why you were a last minute voter. Tell us in the comments. UPDATE: 3:45pm: We are inching towards the 5 pm voter rush. And, the questions remain the same: If you haven't voted, when do you plan to vote? And, have you voted? While there is still a steady stream of voters heading into the polls, a giant wave of voters performed their civic duty before heading off to work this morning. As we are approach mid-morning and wait for the next great rush of voters around noon, Patch is asking if you have voted yet. It's none of our business who you voted for, but if you want to tell us, we won't stop you! Let us know in the comments if you voted, how long the wait to get into the poll was and how you …
What's it like when the potential next leader of the free world votes in your town? Patch sent three editors to find out.
How do you start the most important day in your life? If you're Mitt Romney, you come back to your home town to vote. Belmont will witness one of the rarest sites in America: A presidential candidate voting on election day. Join Patch as we live tweet from inside and outside the Beech Street Center in Belmont. Editors will capture the scene with tweets, photos, video and more. From broadcast news trucks to local media to protesters to residents just looking to get to Dunks, the scene should provide a colorful start to election day. ___ Late Update, 10:27 a.m.: Check out Belmont Editor Franklin Tucker's photo gallery from inside the voting station. 9:23 a.m.: "Line to vote has disappeared at Romney's polling place in Belmont," tweeted @…
Stay with Plymouth Patch all day as we update this article with news and information from the polls and live election results after 8 p.m.
UPDATES: 10 a.m. Precinct 1, Hedge School: The warden would not provide numbers. 10:30 a.m. Town Clerk Laurence Pizer said reporters cannot go in the polling places and it's up to the warden if he or she wants to provide turnout numbers. Voters, let me know what number is on your ballot! And, what time you voted. 10:45 a.m. Voting at Precinct 3 is slow but steady. Heading down to the Pinehills. 11:20 a.m. Precinct 15, Stonebridge Club at the Pinehills: Plymouth's busiest polling place so far today. Before noon, the warden said they'd had nearly 1,700 ballots cast. "I've never seen anything like it," the warden said. "I used to work at the precinct in South Plymouth, so this really busy." I overheard one voter say "it's crowded but moving…
It's Election Day! Get out there and vote!
1. Hey, you. Yeah, you. Don't forget to vote today. Here's all the information you need. 2. Tickets to the Plymouth Public Library Corporation's annual Taste of the Town are available at the Main Library, the Manomet Branch, Pioppi's Package Store (in the Benny's Plaza) or by going online here. Tickets are $60 each and enable you to sip wines (and other beverages) from across the globe, and taste flavors from several Plymouth area restaurants. 3. Papa's Pet Project has cats available for fostering and adoption this weekend at Petsmart at Shops at 5. Complete an adoption application found online at www.papaspetproject.org. 4. The Plymouth Area Coalition seeks donations of Stop & Shop and Shaw’s $10 gift certificates to provide low-income …
How might the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren affect the presidential race—and vice-versa? Find out what local politicos think, and check here late for election results. Connect with us on Twitter at #PatchElections.
Check back at your local Patch all day for live election updates. While Massachusetts is expected to go to Barack Obama over Mitt Romney in the race for President of the United States, influential Massachusetts political insiders have varying opinions on how the U.S. Senate race between Scott Brown and Elizabeth Warren will affect the presidential race, and vice versa. According to results from the Blue Commonwealth and Red Commonwealth surveys sent out last week and compiled today, Monday, 60 percent of the 23 local Republicans who responded think that the Brown-Warren race will result a modest increase in votes for Romney, while 40 percent of the 20 local Democrats who responded think the U.S. Senate race will increase Obama's total of …
J Mac
8:12 pm on Thursday, November 15, 2012
Barbara, I do not have a fact to back this up. My opinion is based on my observances that most people do not even know where Iran is, or can't understand that "free stuff" gets paid for by You and Me. I am not by any stretch saying that many vote based on the candidates stand on the issues,just not the majority. I also believe that that is the case with many who voted for Romney.I think that most… more ›